September 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

[excited]

Yay!!!! Congratulations!!!

[akhurshid]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
Wish you guys all the best.

[olgahr]

I agree that a lot of approvals might be in the post. I have sent a prepaid special delivery envelope with my application as HO had my originals so wanted them back safely. my letter was dated 3/11 and arrived on 5/11.

[daveeboy1us]

It's my turn today. By grace of Allah I received my approval today dated on 1st of this month. I'll keep updating the dashboard though. Good luck to you all.
See my full timeline below.

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: South Lanarkshire(Hamilton)
Date of application: 04/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/09/14
Date of acknowledgement: 15/09/14 (Dated: 10/09/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/09/12 dated 01/11/14
Date approval received: 07/11/14
Date of ceremony: 25/11/14

Was any of your reference contacted by the HO

[akhurshid]

Not that I know of. Spoke to my referee couple of weeks ago and they weren't contacted till then.

[Afaaro]

It's my turn today. By grace of Allah I received my approval today dated on 1st of this month. I'll keep updating the dashboard though. Good luck to you all.
See my full timeline below.

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: South Lanarkshire(Hamilton)
Date of application: 04/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/09/14
Date of acknowledgement: 15/09/14 (Dated: 10/09/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/09/12 dated 01/11/14
Date approval received: 07/11/14
Date of ceremony: 25/11/14

Was any of your reference contacted by the HO

How did you received by Royal mail or signed ?

[excited]

My turn today. I am sooooo very happy. Thank you to everyone on here for keeping me sane. Received letter from council also and ceremony booked

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 6 years, 4 years ILR (divorced from BC)
Language criteria met: Life in The UK Test + NARIC BA degree -South African uni
Method of application: NCS
Council : Lancashire
Date of application: 15/09/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/09/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/09/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received: dated 24/09/2014 received 03/10/2014
Date approval received: 08/11/2014 (dated 04/11/2014)
Date of ceremony: 20/11/2014 -there is one on the 13th but I can't get the day off work.

[cmpic]

Congrats excited!

It seems there are two more September approvals (on the general thread). This takes it to 15 September approvals thus far.

shevar_08
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs
Language criteria met: B1 ENGLISH LEVEL /Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 04/09/2014
Date application received: 05/09/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08/09/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received:10/09/2014
Date approval received: 01/11/2014
Date of ceremony: 20/11/2014

vstar
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Croydon Council)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03 September 2014
Date of debit of fees: 5 September 2014 (£906)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10 September 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 7 November 2014 (date on letter 1 November 2014)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[farhaan1985]

Finally got the brown envelope!

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Work Permit (old scheme) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Foreign degree + Printout from PBS showing points for English language for the foreign degree
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newham
Date of application: 08/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 15/09/14 (via e-mail)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/09/14
Date approval received: 07/11/14 (dated 01/11/14)
Date of ceremony:TBC

[excited]

Thank you! And congratulations to the other successful applicants

[Psalm]

Update.
Good news all the way. Got my approval today. See my timeline below.

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Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR (my spouse application)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS, UK Degree
Current nationality: Ghana
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newham
Date of application: 10/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 22/09/14 (Dated 17/09/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18/09/14
Date approval received: 08/11/2014 (Dated 30/10/2014)
Date of ceremony:To be booked

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[excited]

Congrats! I love seeing all these approvals. It's definitely moving quickly now.

[cmpic]

On fire today! The count's now at 17. Fingers crossed for the rest of us!

[akhurshid]

Congrats everyone who has received approval. Nice to see so many approvals for September.
I am away this weekend but I'll try publishing updated dashboard tomorrow.
All the best to people who are still waiting.

[excited]

Fingers crossed!

On fire today! The count's now at 17. Fingers crossed for the rest of us!

[akhurshid]

How did you received by Royal mail or signed ?

Second class post mate.

[akhurshid]

Dashboard updated

[amjadboby]

hi,
can u please add me on your dashboard ?i have applied for my naturalisation on the 11th of september 2014 and ukba received my applicaton on the 12th of september .They detucted my fee on the 18th of september and i got the acknowledgment letter on the same day.Now i am waiting for the approval .Thank you

[akhurshid]

hi,
can u please add me on your dashboard ?i have applied for my naturalisation on the 11th of september 2014 and ukba received my applicaton on the 12th of september .They detucted my fee on the 18th of september and i got the acknowledgment letter on the same day.Now i am waiting for the approval .Thank you

Added to the dashboard. I'll publish it when there are more updates.

[amjadboby]

Thanks very much khurshid bhai, I appreciate your work on this plate form

[Yaqeel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Work Permit (old scheme) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Foreign degree + Printout from Points calculator showing point for English language for the foreign degree
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newham
Date of application: 08/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 15/09/14 (via e-mail)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/09/14
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

Hi Farhan,
What university you attended in Pakistan? I have a 4 year degree from NED university of engineering, karachi, but I dont get the option to select my degree at PBS calculator. I was able to get 30 points for the degree though.

regards,
Yasin

[mrsbean]

Finally got the approval!

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC 3 years, including 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Educated in the United States (university degree (diplomas) for Bachelors & MBA)
Current nationality: Ukrainian
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 01/09/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/09/2014 (DX secure)
Date of acknowledgment: 10/09/2014 (letter dated 05/09/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08/09/2014
Date approval received: 31/10/2014 (letter received on 08/11/2014)
Date of ceremony: 01/12/2014 (letter received from the Islington Council, but trying to reschedule for November)

That's it... Super happy and thanks for everyone's support. Now will be checking passport threads

[legit2011]

For the september batch of those who have received approvals, can you please confirm what form of envelope these approval letters come in please. Just to know what to look out for...anxiety creeping in ...Have'nt received my approval yet

[akhurshid]

For the september batch of those who have received approvals, can you please confirm what form of envelope these approval letters come in please. Just to know what to look out for...anxiety creeping in ...Have'nt received my approval yet

Mine was a brown envelop(C4 size I think), second class post.

[legit2011]

@ akhurshid
Thanks for that...Its just a crazy feeling, soemtiem i cant help but be amused at what humans have been subject to waiting for either decisions or updates on the appluication. Its carzy, its mental torture of the highest order...I have never looked out for mails in the pst like the way i do right now. Its so funny that sometimes I laugh at the situation and mumble words whihc on a good day never crosses my mind... ..

Am sure am not alone on this lol...a few hundreds in this thread would be passign through and comign to think of it the may, june july and even aug application who do not or have not heard anythign about there application is just touching if I (sept) can feel this way.

Anyway cheer up lads.. light is at the end of a dark tunnel... .

Congrats to thos who have received there approvals...funny thign is they have my original documents... and my passport so I am grounded..else I would have taken a trip to some island and doused my worries:(. ...Aye!!..